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Summary
The thrilling story of an ill-fated expedition to the South Pole
by the bestselling and award-winning author of Schindler's List.
In the waning years of the Edwardian era, a group of English gentleman- adventurers led by Sir Eugene Stewart launched an expedition to reach the South Pole. More than sixty years later, Anthony Piers, the official artist of the New British South Polar Expedition, finally unveils the sobering
conditions of their perilous journey: raging wind, bitter cold, fierce hunger, absolute darkness-and murder.
The first two decades of the twentieth century were known as the "heroic era" of Antarctic exploration. In 1911, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Weeks later, doomed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott arrived-and then perished in a blizzard. And in 1914, Ernest Shackleton embarked on his infamous voyage to Antarctica. Set during this epic period of adventure and discovery, Victim of the Aurora re-creates a thrilling time in an unforgiving place and is a brilliantly plotted tale of psychological suspense.
by the bestselling and award-winning author of Schindler's List.
In the waning years of the Edwardian era, a group of English gentleman- adventurers led by Sir Eugene Stewart launched an expedition to reach the South Pole. More than sixty years later, Anthony Piers, the official artist of the New British South Polar Expedition, finally unveils the sobering
conditions of their perilous journey: raging wind, bitter cold, fierce hunger, absolute darkness-and murder.
The first two decades of the twentieth century were known as the "heroic era" of Antarctic exploration. In 1911, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole. Weeks later, doomed British explorer Robert Falcon Scott arrived-and then perished in a blizzard. And in 1914, Ernest Shackleton embarked on his infamous voyage to Antarctica. Set during this epic period of adventure and discovery, Victim of the Aurora re-creates a thrilling time in an unforgiving place and is a brilliantly plotted tale of psychological suspense.
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- Title Victim of the Aurora
- Author Thomas Keneally
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Second Edition
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date 2001-09-28
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780156007337 / 0156007339
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.88 x 5.32 x 0.62 in (20.02 x 13.51 x 1.57 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Cultural Region: Arctic/Antarctic
- Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Discoveries in geography
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001278033
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
His story is tightly reined: terse, ironic, reflective. His description
of Edwardian innocence and stuffiness crashing against the Antarctic void
is superb."-Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
The period gives this book its strength and character . . . altogether an admirable accomplishment."-The New Yorker
of Edwardian innocence and stuffiness crashing against the Antarctic void
is superb."-Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post
The period gives this book its strength and character . . . altogether an admirable accomplishment."-The New Yorker
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